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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The central cartoon depicts a man labeled "Mr. Clamps" who has been following tracks and suddenly comes upon an old quarry, exclaiming "F'r de Lawd, dat makes me go de longest way to de mose pow'ful verse for de size ob his feet I eber see!" This appears to be a racist caricature using exaggerated dialect and physical features common to late 19th-century American satire. The figure's speech pattern and the quarry setting suggest a commentary on African American characters, though the specific political or social reference remains unclear from the text provided. The surrounding editorial content discusses judges, lawyers, and various political matters, but the cartoon's precise satirical point is difficult for modern readers to determine without additional historical context about the magazine's intended audience and editorial stance.

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JUDGE PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK. President Art Department baitor W. 3, Awan Wrnsnann Gt. 1M. Ones TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. UNITED ®TATES AND CANADA, IN ADVANCE, N SUBSCRIVTI Do all fureign countries in the prtal un THE JUDGE PUBLISHING ComPANy (PoTTER BUILDING), Park Now, New York, FORE! EF We guarantee mitvertisers a larger circulation at cheaper rates than any Amer fean mativieal paper publisher The Jevar. le for male at Brenta 7 Hue de LeOpera, Paria. TonoG oR NOT TOBOG —that is the question WE SHALL get our January thaw in March this year. Harriseura, in the view of your u am Randall, is a pirate port on one of the high seas that belong to England. Mr. RANDALL continues t must insist that he be wear the Democratic disguise, but we ranted a commutation of senten THE pore. is a wise ruler; but, not claiming the immunity of eriti- cism that is claimed by the bench and the bar, he must eventually be displaced to make room for some distin guished jurist who has fe gotten the means to his ele- j A CRIMINAL LAWYER is enerally so de: nt that he el: right to appeal his ¢ twenty-two miles the purgate succeeds the ¢ led to his ms the se 8001 beyond Tuk amov T of business that isn’td: ae by our legis- lature and the congress of the United States is beyond computation; but we they will mi to cateh provid capacitated, after ¢ H. WATTERSON’s GODDESS: a green pate ch star eye. Tue prize FianTER who was knocked out by death thus set an example of surrender that all prize-tighters ought to follow “Da DRISCOLL preserved his bad opinion of the law to th setting his lig against it with the utmost firmness. That is what the Whiyo calls heroism O'Brr NISHM: made votes for Ireland, and William is ready to make more in the same way if it takes the very shirt off his b sr A PorTLAND (Me.) ct M. sold in Portland than e bedlam to show for it THE PEOPLE'S GOLDEN JUBILEE. The pope has been discussed the model statesman and the father of the church,” Gentlemen, drop this association of state gov- and chureh government. The one thing is foreign to the other thing. The pope has all the right in-the world to be the father, but he must not be the statesman. He has no business with men’s secular views or their votes on secular questions. There is a very broad line here. It has been er tribulation. Wipe it out d we have a new species of by The pope may have the parth after the state gets through with it—never before. Mr. Dan Dovauerty thinks the de the earth; and really, the occupants of the earth a to making business for the lawy e him ‘ suys there is more and me rum er before, and he has the inebriates and the lawyer m eso gi ers that we are half inclined to belie ‘oT commend too highly the thoughtfulness of the Troy gentleman who put crape on his door and then committed suicide but and oc to this est. if he might have had the funeral in advance, too, ine would have saved more trouble. WE. JUpGE from a new batch of Buc Jimmy broke bis heart over six different ture was beyond repair. ‘ies that Uy, vd in every ease th Waaterver May be said of his health, it is evident that Editor O'Brien's temper has been greatly strengthened by his experience in allamore jail. THE MAN whose health is never better than in bracing weather. sah and who thumps his breast with satisfaction while others are try ingto run away from themselves, sah—that man is dead. He froze tw death List week, PROGRESS. New York has a professional hangman. His name is known, and as a round, red face and a look of contentment somet like traditional Santa Claus. He wears a slouch hat, and when he walks out for pleasure h ck cap in one of his overcoat pockets, letting the strings han; ’ ment. He smokes, asionally drink: nd is real sociable. He is sensitive over the fact that his name has been published in connection with his pro fession, because he has a son and a daughter who might not like to be pointed out as his children; yet there is underneath this sentiment weakness an apparent feel ing of pride because le has worked off several men with much neatness and dispateh, No other city in thi professional | e mention the fa evidence of progress. If nging is to be continued every enterprising ought to have a I Tf killing men is | in certain cases U. y done. Lo the hangman; and ma he will adver tise his ability and his desire for business in all the enter prising newspapers. Nay- let him speedily become the most valuable of the menoa the enterprising newspaper staff. A RARE BIRD. Mr. Clamps, who has beea following tracks, and siudde rabbit's dene got de bigxes’ years an’ de mos’ pow'ful voree for de ize ob he's foot I eber see!” THE JUDGE begs to con gratulate Mr. Carroll E Smith on his election asa regent of the—we believe it is called the university. When Mr. Smith finds that institution will he kindly carol the fact, as gaily as possible, lishment? ly comes on his quarry ! “* Fo" de Lawd, dat Sam JONES discusses women’s corns. Does the m their shoes 7 Wuen BrotHer TaLmaGE read how Brother Sam Jones con demned acting he said it was infernally mean not to put in an excep tion in behalf of the pulpit. His proper subject is souls. rable wretch really think that women wear theirs in VOICE OP THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. “Don't be alarmed. We are not for free trade. We are just as much afraid of it as you are. We are as much Republicans as thos Republicans themselves. What we want 1s to reform the turitf by letting it pretty nearly alone, You needn't shy off that What ever our convictions are we don't propose to act upon them, We siy lots of things; but, bless you! we don’t believe in them.” Samvet Watts of Thomaston, Me., I s lost three ships within a many weeks. That's Watts—h’m! that is how he is afflicted THe BIRTHDAY of S. J. Tilden is February 9th, and on that day we suppose the: Democrats will get up from their wine to siy again, and with inicreased vehemence, that they are not guilty. vesterD E-BREECHES for dress occasions are predicted by « ok right nd when they come the monogram garter will be 1) thing in the right pla comicbooks.com